In less than three weeks, the Victoria Film Festival (VFF) will be taking over cinemas from February 2nd -11th for the 24th edition of the Festival. As the most diverse cinematic experience on Vancouver Island, this year’s film line-up is the crème de la crème of the film & media arts industry.

The 10-day-event boasts a myriad of special guests and stars that will be in attendance. The VFF’S trademark ‘Pink Carpet’ will be rolled out to welcome these special filmmakers, including:

Aidan Gillen, best known for portraying Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish in Game of Thrones and Tommy Carcetti in The Wire, will be unveiling his newest feature-film, Pickups, for its North American premiere.

One of the world’s most beloved storytellers, LGBTQ icon, and author of the groundbreaking series of novels Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin is celebrated in his biographical documentary The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin. The screening will be followed by an In Conversation with Armistead Maupin hosted by Richard Crouse of CTV’s Pop Life.

Famous for his comedic portrayal of the character "Cory" in the hit series Trailer Park Boys, Canadian actor, director and choreographer Cory Bowles will be presenting his full-length directorial debut - Black Cop.

The attending audience will have a chance to take part in Q&As and meet-and-greets with filmmakers during the Festival that hosts 110 films from almost 30 countries. This includes the North American premiere of Pickups starring Aidan Gillen, 6 Canadian Premieres, 36 BC Premieres, and 28 Hometown Premieres. For full list of guests attending the 24th edition of the Victoria Film Festival, visit:

The Victoria Film Festival is Vancouver Island’s largest and longest-running film festival, currently celebrating 24 years. The Victoria Film Festival screens more than 110 films over 10 days. Creating unique events year-round, the Festival is responsible for Feast: Food + Film, Free-B Film Festival, Art of the Cocktail, Movies Under the Maltworks and The Vic Theatre.

Go to the Festival with PRIDE! The 24th Victoria Film Festival brings us five exceptional LBGTQ films and exceptional guests!

Amongst those guest: One of the world's most beloved storytellers, LGBTQ icon, Armistead Maupin, celebrated in his biographical documentary The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin. You can listen to him during the In Conversation with Armistead Maupin OR even better, meet him in person at the VIP Meet & Greet.

Trailer Park Boys fans will love this. Corey Bowles will be in town to promote his movie Black Cop, and you have the chance to meet him. And Aiden "Littlefinger" Gillen, of course, will be out and about, too. Details: http://bit.ly/Bringi...WorldToVictoria

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Clark became New Zealand’s first female prime minister in 1999 and then went on to serve three terms in office. After that, she spent seven years as administrator of the United Nations Development Program until 2016 when she announced her candidacy for UN Secretary General.

Filmmaker Gaylene Preston follows her in this campaign, revealing the human side to politics as Helen fights to enact change in one of the highest positions in the world. Join organizers after the film as we welcome Helen Clark to The Vic Theatre for a Q&A.

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